African American St. Louis

by John A. Wright Sr., John A. Wright Jr., Curtis A. Wright Sr.

Overview

The city of St. Louis is known for its African American citizens and their many contributions to the culture within its borders, the country, and the world. Images of Modern America: African American St. Louis profiles some of the events that helped shape St. Louis from the 1960s to the present. Tracing key milestones in the city's history, this book attempts to pay homage to those African Americans who sacrificed to advance fair socioeconomic conditions for all. In the closing decades of the Great Migration north, the civil rights movement was taking place nationally; simultaneously, St. Louis's African Americans were organizing to exert political power for greater control over their destiny. Protests, voter registration, and elections to public office opened new doors to the city's African Americans. It resulted in the movement for fairness in hiring practices and the expansion of the African American presence in sports, education, and entertainment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439655610
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	02/01/2016
Series:	Images of Modern America
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	26 MB
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About the Author

Dr. John A. Wright Sr. is a Fulbright Scholar, educator, and local historian who has written numerous books. John A. Wright Jr. and Curtis A. Wright Sr. are both educators in the St. Louis Public School District and are currently working toward completion of their doctoral studies.